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Kidderminster
Kidderminster shown within Worcestershire
Population	55,348
OS grid reference	SO831767
- London	131.1m
District	Wyre Forest
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIDDERMINSTER
Postcode district	DY10, DY11
Dialling code	01562
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
European Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Wyre Forest
List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire

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Kidderminster is a town in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town. The town is twinned with the town of Husum, Germany. This article is about the district council region. ... For the condiment, see Worcestershire sauce. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the British city. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the unrelated concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Husum (Frisian: Hüsem) is a town at the western coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ...

The town centre area has undergone substantial redevelopment in recent years, with the commercial retail area of 'Weaver's Wharf' attracting many visitors and shoppers. 'Slingfield Mill', a Grade II listed building, has been converted into a retail outlet and incorporated into 'Weaver's Wharf'. The Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. ...

History

A parliamentary report of 1777 listed Kidderminster Borough as having a parish workhouse accommodating up to 70 inmates. Under the so-called Gilbert's Act of 1782 Kidderminster Union was established for the purpose of relieving the indigent poor. Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Former workhouse at Nantwich, dating from 1780 A workhouse was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work. ... Gilberts Act (1782) also known as The Relief of the Poor Act 1782 was a poor relief Act which aimed to organise poor relief on a county basis, these counties would be grouped into parishes which could set up workhouses between them. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Canal lock, with St Mary and All Saints Church in the distance

Kidderminster has two so-called "Commissioner Churches". The first was St. George's church, on Radford Avenue. This was designed by Francis Goodwin and built in 1821-1824,^[1] finally being consecrated in April 1824. It had the third largest grant by the Commission, of just over £17,000.00, of any church outside London.^[2] The second church was St. John's church, on the Bewdley Road. This church was built in 1843 and the architect was Gordon Alexander, although the grant in this case was just over £4,000.^[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Kidderminster_Lock. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Kidderminster_Lock. ... Waterloo church is one of the names applied to over 600 English churches constructed during the early to mid 19th century using funds from the Church Building Act 1818. ... For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George on horseback rides alongside a wounded dragon being led by a princess, late 19th century engraving. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... Francis Goodwin (May 23, 1784 - August 30, 1835) was an English architect, best known for his many provincial churches in the Gothic revival style and for his aggressive business methods. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Under the Local Government Act 1972, it was proposed for Kidderminster to be part of the West Midlands metropolitan county, but it was scrapped after the proposed county boundary was trimmed back to Stourbridge. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... , Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. ...

Geography

The River Stour and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal both flow through Kidderminster town centre. The Stour is a river in Worcestershire, Staffordshire and West Midlands, England. ... The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a canal in the Midlands of England, passing through Staffordshire and Worcestershire. ...

Economy

The modern carpet industry was founded in the area in 1785 by Brintons, and the carpet industry became extremely important to the local economy, so much so that the local newspaper is still named The Shuttle after the shuttles used on the carpet looms. Although much declined in recent years, the industry is still a significant employer in the area, with Brintons still employing several hundred people and the biggest employer of the town. For other uses, see Carpet (disambiguation). ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Brintons is a British manufacturer of carpets. ... The Kidderminster Shuttle is a free weekly newspaper distributed to households in the Wyre Forest area of Worcestershire. ... For other uses, see Loom (disambiguation). ...

Kidderminster is also the home of Victoria Carpets plc. The "Vic" has factories in Munster, Ireland and in Dandenong, Australia and is a worldwide exporter of bespoke carpets for hotels and large commercial venues. One notable user of Victoria carpet is the Eiffel Tower. Statistics Area: 24,607. ... Dandenong is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. ...

The local commercial radio station is The Wyre, which started broadcasting on 12 September 2005, This has now moved out of the town and broadcasts from studio's in Telford to Kidderminster. It competes alongside well established Wyvern FM who's Promo team 'The Thunders' regulary target the town, Sunshine Radio, and BBC Hereford & Worcester. 107. ... Wyvern FM is a radio station broadcasting to Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the United Kingdom. ... BBC Hereford and Worcester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. ...

There are several things which are key parts of the unique make-up of the town, one of these are the huge former British Sugar Corporation silos sited in their now redundant site on the Stourport Road, these silos can be seen from the Malvern Hills, nearly thirty miles away. In 1936 the United Kingdom parliament nationalised the entire UK sugar beet crop processing industry to form the British Sugar Corporation. ... For the local government district in Worcestershire, see Malvern Hills (district). ...

There is Co-op on Franche Road (A442) in Franche, a Morrisons on Oxford Street in the centre of the town, a Sainsburys on Carpet Trades Way near the river, Tesco and Aldi are in the town centre on either side of New Road. The Co-operative Group, the trading name of Co-operative Group Ltd, is a United Kingdom consumers co-operative, and the worlds largest consumer-owned business. ... The A442 is a major road in England. ... For other uses, see Morrison. ... J Sainsbury HQ in Holborn Circus J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, which is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ...  , short for ALbrecht DIscount, is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany and one of the largest retail chains worldwide. ...

In Summerfield on the outskirts of Kidderminster is the ROXEL site where solid rocket motors are manufactured. The site has manufactured the motors for the Rapier missile, Seawolf missile, Starstreak and ASRAAM missile systems. Over the years the site has been owned by IMI, Royal Ordnance and British Aerospace but is now part of the Roxel Group, headquartered in Paris and with a sister site outside Bordeaux. Type SAM Surface-to-air missile Nationality UK Era Cold War Launch platform vehicle Target aircraft History Builder British Aerospace now MBDA (UK) Ltd Date of design Production period Service duration Operators United Kingdom, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia Variants Mk1 (Hittile), Mk2B (Missile) Number built ? Specifications Type... The Sea Wolf is a naval missile, MBDA is the prime contractor. ... Royal Ordnance was the state-run arms manufacturer in the United Kingdom which was privatised in 1984 and sold off by the government to British Aerospace (BAe) in 1987. ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... For other uses, see Bordeaux (disambiguation). ...

The SEALINE yacht company manufactures boats for the luxury market and is Kidderminster's second largest single employer. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

Politics

The Wyre Forest District Council is currently run by a minority Conservative Party group, who hold eighteen of the council's forty two seats. In addition there are still Kidderminster Health Concern candidates on the council. The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is currently the largest majortiy opposition party in the United Knigdom. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Kidderminster is an unparished area within Wyre Forest District, but Charter Trustees maintain the traditions of the town and elect a Mayor. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... In the United Kingdom, Charter Trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a town charter or city charter after a district with the status of a borough or city has been abolished, until such time as a parish council is established. ...

It is notable that in the United Kingdom general election, 2001, the town returned Dr Richard Taylor as an independent MP for the Wyre Forest parliamentary constituency. Only a handful of independent MPs have been elected since World War II and Taylor had fought the election to protest against the proposed reduction in services at Kidderminster Hospital. He held his seat at the 2005 election, the first independent MP to do so since 1949. Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... Dr Richard Thomas Taylor (born July 7, 1934) is an English medical doctor turned politician, and an independent Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest, having run as the Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Famous residents

The Puritan minister Richard Baxter, (born November 12, 1615 - died December 8, 1691) began his ministry in Kidderminster in April 1641 and spent the next 19 years in the town. There is a statue to him outside the parish church where he was based. It states his wish 'for unity and comprehension in religion'. For the record label, see Puritan Records. ... Richard Baxter Richard Baxter (November 12, 1615 - December 8, 1691) was an English Puritan church leader, theologian and controversialist, called by Dean Stanley the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen. // Baxter was born at Rowton, in Shropshire, at the house of his maternal grandfather. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 20 - Leislers Rebellion - New governor arrives in New York - Jacob Leisler surrenders after standoff of several hours March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender May 6...

Kidderminster was the birthplace of Lant Carpenter on September 2, 1780. Lant Carpenter (September 2, 1780 - April 5/6, 1840) was an English educator and Unitarian minister. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Sir Josiah Mason, an English pen-manufacturer, was born in Mill Street on February 23, 1795. Sir Josiah Mason (February 23, 1795 - June 16, 1881) was an English pen-manufacturer. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Sir Rowland Hill, the inventor of the Penny Black and the modern postal system, was born in Blackwell Street on December 3, 1795 . There is a statue, sculpted by Sir Thomas Brock,^[3] to him in Vicar Street outside the Town Hall. There is a pub in the Bull Ring called The Penny Black in his honour. Rowland Hill Sir Rowland Hill KCB, FRS (December 3, 1795 - August 27, 1879) was a British teacher and social reformer. ... The Penny Black, partially obscured by a red cancellation. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Thomas Brock (March 1, 1847 - August 22, 1922) was a British sculptor. ...

Edward Bradley, the English humorist of the mid-Victorian era, was born in Kidderminster in 1827. He died on December 11, 1889. Edward Bradley (1827–1889) was an English novelist and clergyman. ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Although not born in the town the front man of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant has close association with Kidderminster, particularly Kidderminster College of Further Education. Drummer Andy Edwards was born in Kidderminster, and worked with Plant between 1999 and 2001 before becoming a member of well known progressive rock band IQ in 2005. Solo guitarist Robbie Blunt, another Robert Plant collaborator, also has association with Kidderminster. Birmingham DJ Tony De Vit was born in Kidderminster. For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career. ... ANDY EDWARDS: drummer Andy Edwards came to prominence as the drummer in Robert Plants Priory of Brion which he played in from 1999-2001 He was also the drummer with the Ian Parker Band appearing on the albums Lost and Found and Inside In 2005 he replaced Paul Cook... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... IQ is a British progressive rock band founded by Mike Holmes in 1982 following the dissolution of his original band The Lens (1976 - 1981). ... Robbie Blunt (b. ... Tony De Vit (b. ...

Noted film director and screenwriter Robert Hamer, perhaps best known for his celebrated 1949 comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, starring Dennis Price and Alec Guinness, was born in Kidderminster on 31 March 1911. Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Robert Hamer was a British film director and screenwriter, best known for his work at Ealing Studios in the 1940s, including the celebrated comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), with Dennis Price and Alec Guinness. ... Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. ... Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose-Price (June 23, 1915 – October 6, 1973) was a British actor. ... Sir Alec Guinness CH, CBE (2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English actor. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Former Formula One driver Peter Collins was born in Kidderminster on November 6, 1931. During his career Collins drove for the HWM, Vanwall, Maserati and Ferrari teams and won 3 of his 33 Grands Prix. Tragically his promising career was cut short during the 1958 German Grand Prix, when Collins spun off the track and sustained a fatal head injury in the accident that followed. F1 redirects here. ... Peter John Collins (b. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hersham and Walton Motors (HWM) was a Formula One constructor from 1951 through 1955. ... Vanwall was a Formula One team in the 1950s. ... This article is about the automobile manufacturer. ... Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ... Results from the 1958 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 3, 1958 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss 99. ...

Tom Watson (born 8 January 1967), is the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East. He was educated at King Charles I High School in Kidderminster. In September 2006 Watson was the subject of national media attention after resigning his junior ministerial post in an effort to force Prime Minister Tony Blair to name the date he would step down from office. Thomas Anthony Watson (born 8 January 1967) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... West Bromwich East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency...

Jon Turley (born April 26, 1971), an author who writes children's books, has lived in Kidderminster since the mid 1990s and was born some fifteen miles away in Worcester. Jon Turley (born April 26, 1971) is an English author who writes childrens books. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ...

The film actress Sammi Davis was born in Kidderminster in 1964. Sammi Davis is a British actress. ...

Rachel Jones, the current live producer of BBC Radio 1's The Chris Moyles Show, was born in the town. Rachel Elizabeth Jones (born March 29, 1974 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire) is the current live producer of The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. Having originally produced the old Saturday show, Jones joined the team in September 2003. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the stations breakfast show presenter on 5 January 2004. ...

Celebrity chef Rustie Lee also lives in the town. In its strictest sense, a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for his/her cooking. ... Rustie Lee was a famous TV chef in the 1980s on UK morning show, TV-AM. She was born in Jamaica. ...

Rock legends MOOCH are also from kidderminster.

Transport

There are two railway stations in the town, sharing the same approach road. The main Network Rail station is just called Kidderminster with trains to Birmingham, Worcester and London. The other station is that of the preserved Heritage Railway line, Severn Valley Railway, and their station is called Kidderminster Town. The Severn Valley Railway runs from the town to Bridgnorth. Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ... A Chiltern Railways Class 168 at Kidderminster station. ... This article is about the British city. ... This article is about the city of Worcester in England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... Kidderminster Town is a railway station situated in the town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. ... , Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. ...

Kidderminster is on the A456 which runs from Birmingham to Woofferton, Shropshire, a few miles south of Ludlow. A main road in England running between Birmingham and Woofferton, Shropshire. ... This article is about the British city. ... Woofferton is an area to the south of Ludlow, Shropshire, England. ... Shropshire (pronounced /, -/), alternatively known as Salop[6] or abbreviated Shrops[7], is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... This article is about the town in Shropshire, England. ...

Kidderminster is on the A449 road which runs from Newport in south Wales to Stafford and crosses the A456 at the Land Oak. It is also on the A448 road which runs to Bromsgrove. The A449 is a major road in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the city of Newport in Wales. ... , Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5. ... , Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, West Midlands, England. ...

A major change in the town centre road infrastructure was the construction of the ring road in the 1970s and 1980s, which relieved the town's growing congestion problem. Unusually, the final phase of the ring road was never completed. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal passes through the town. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a canal in the Midlands of England, passing through Staffordshire and Worcestershire. ...

There are direct bus links with towns including Stourbridge, Halesowen, Bewdley, Stourport and Bromsgrove. There is also a direct bus link with Birmingham city centre. , Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. ... Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England. ... Bewdley ( pronunciation) is a small town in Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Kidderminster. ... , Stourport Basin Stourport-on-Severn, often shortened to Stourport, is a town in Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the south of Kidderminster. ... , Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, West Midlands, England. ... This article is about the British city. ...

Education

As part of educational restructuring in the Wyre Forest district, Kidderminster's schools are currently (2007) changing from a three-tier system of first, middle and high schools to the two-tier system more common in the UK as a whole with primary schools and secondary schools. (Several first and middle schools are being closed or merged into new primaries, but the three high schools will all continue as secondaries). These are King Charles I School, Wolverley C E Secondary School, The Bewdley School & Sixth Form Centre and Baxter College (formerly Harry Cheshire High School). All these schools have, and will retain, sixth forms. For the woodland in Shropshire and Worcestershire, see Wyre Forest - for the district in Lancashire, see Wyre Wyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England, covering the towns of Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley. ... A primary school in Český Těšín, Czech Republic. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... King Charles I School is a voluntary-controlled state school in the town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level...

Independent schools include Heathfield School[1] in Wolverley and the girls-only Holy Trinity School on the A456 Birmingham Road.

Kidderminster College[2] is based on Market Street in the town centre, having moved from older premises in Hoo Road in 2003.

Sport

Cricket

Kidderminster Victoria CC is a local cricket club. Kidderminster Victoria Cricket Club Kidderminster Victoria Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. ... This article is about the sport. ...

Football

Main article: Kidderminster Harriers F.C.

Formed in 1886, Kidderminster Harriers F.C. is the town's professional football club. Local rivals of the Harriers are Cheltenham Town and Hereford United, although currently both Cheltenham and Hereford are in divisions above Kidderminster. In 2005 the Harriers were relegated to the Conference National after five years in the Football League Two division. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Founded in 1892, Cheltenham Town F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two, which has been primarily sponsored by the Nationwide bank chain for 8 seasons. ... Hereford United Football Club is a football club based in Hereford, England. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Conference National (currently billed as the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons) [1] is the top division of the Football Conference. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ...

Rugby

Kidderminster Carolians RFC is a local rugby union club, currently playing in Midlands Division 3 West Northern Section. For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ...

Field Hockey

Kidderminster Hockey club was founded in 1892 and in 2006 was still going strong. There are five men's hockey teams, a ladies and a junior team. Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ...

Food & drink

There are many pubs and drinking establishments in Kidderminster. There are also several nightclubs, with 'Mirage' being the longest-standing in the town, having opened in the early-mid 1990s, while the recently renamed and relaunched DY10 (formerly 'Redwoods') takes its name from the postcode for the town; there is also a newly established pool bar 'Q2' situated above Rachels Bar on Green Street. There are also longer licensed bars such as the Watermill and NU Bar, which are very popular places in the town. Players Bar recently closed following poor profits since opening almost 2 years previously. It's to be replaced by Rachel's Bar before the end of 2007. An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Closest cities, towns and villages

Destinations from KIDDERMINSTER
Arley, Highley, Alveley, Bridgnorth, Telford	Wolverley, Cookley, Kinver, Enville, Wolverhampton	Blakedown, Hagley, Stourbridge, Dudley, Birmingham
Bewdley, Ludlow	N W E S	Belbroughton
Tenbury Wells, Leominster	Stourport, Hartlebury, Worcester	Bromsgrove, Droitwich

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References

1. ^ The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1968 Penguin. p206
2. ^ ^{a b} A History of Kidderminster, Nigel Gilbert, 2004 Phillimore. p89 and p102
3. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

External links

• Kidderminster Workhouse
• Parish church
• Kidderminster news - Express & Star
• The Shuttle Local Kidderminster weekly newspaper
• River Stour
• S&W Canal
• Wyfopedia, on-line encyclopaedia for the Wyre Forest district

Radio stations in Kidderminster:

• Kidderminster Hospital Radio
• Kidderminster Hospital Radio Myspace profile
• 107.2 The Wyre